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Why is Bob Dylan still popular today?

“At heart, Bob Dylan is a storyteller and he takes the tradition of old folk music tunes, and those folk music tunes pass from generation to generation, and Bob Dylan’s songs passed from generation to generation.” (Ed Bradley)

True, Bob Dylan’s a storyteller. True, some of his songs are reminiscent of the folk tradition, amongst other genres. But what is the real reason why Bob Dylan is still popular today? Simply because he’s a incredible musician and “poetic” lyricist in his own right*. Let the man speak for himself in his 1979 album Slow Train Coming.

*Ed Bradley once said that Dylan’s lyrics were both “poetic and powerful”.